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High season for tornadoes ahead, eyes on Southeast
(National News ~ 02/23/12)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- With the month of March looming, tornado chasers are already watching the Southeast as a nasty storm brews with the potential to spin off a batch of tornadoes. But if funnel clouds develop Thursday or Friday as some forecasters believe, they won't be the first. ...
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Crop insurance rates in Birds Point floodway return to normal
(Local News ~ 02/23/12)
Farmers in the Birds Point-New Madrid spillway were facing crop insurance rates double and even triple what is typical. After the U.S. Department of Agriculture recently confirmed the temporary levee built at Birds Point by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is considered adequate protection, New Madrid and Mississippi County farmers' crops will no longer be deemed high-risk...
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Tracy considering run at either House, administrator position
(Local News ~ 02/23/12)
Debra Tracy may not be done yet. The outgoing Cape Girardeau City Council member said she is considering another run for public office after the monthlong filing period is scheduled to begin Tuesday. The only question that remains is which one? Tracy, who decided last year not to seek re-election to the council, is weighing a run at either Cape Girardeau County public administrator or another bid at the Missouri House seat being vacated by Rep. Wayne Wallingford...
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Biotech expert speaks at entrepreneurship event
(Local News ~ 02/23/12)
After starting his own biotechnology businesses, Southeast Missouri native Dr. Jerry Caulder now helps transform the tech ideas of others into successful companies. This week, Caulder, originally from Gideon, Mo., is serving as an entrepreneur in residence at Southeast Missouri State University in honor of National Entrepreneurship Week. Caulder graduated from Southeast in 1964 and is now managing director at Finistere Ventures in San Diego...
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Scott County Sheriff's Department auctions off seized items; proceeds going to schools
(Local News ~ 02/23/12)
BENTON, Mo. -- The auctioneer rattles off number after number, along with hums and indecipherable words, as he scans the crowd to spot the lucky winner. Several dozen have gathered around the auto parts and tools strewn across the floor of a Scott County Highway Department garage Wednesday morning...
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Montgomery Bank Kid's Club Event at Sunny Hill
(Submitted Story ~ 02/23/12)
Members of the Montgomery Bank Kid's Club recently attended an event hosted by Sunny Hill Garden's and Florist. Dorothy Strack shared facts and information on birds, birdseed and their habitats. The members also got to make their very own birdfeeder! Visit www.montgomerybank.com or stop by their branch for more information on upcoming Kid's Club events!...
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Girardot Chapter February Meeting
(Submitted Story ~ 02/23/12)
On February 21 the Girardot Chapter met at the VFW Post 3838, 1049 N Kingshighway, Cape Girardeau. Our speaker Joan Roth, from Gracious Living, presented "Decorating Tips...What's Hot and What's Not." She emphasized the importance of finding your own style and to stay within that style throughout the house. ...
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Good Shepherd Youth Donate to Hope Children's Home
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/23/12)
The youth from Good Shepherd Lutheran Chapel, Cape Girardeau MO, recently presented a check for $250 to the Hope Children's Home in Jackson, MO. After a highly successful February garage sale, the youth decided to donate $250 to a local charity that supports children. Hope Children's Home was selected and a check presented to them by Good Shepherd's youth. The Hope Home is designed to be an emergency foster home for local children...
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Cape Central boys basketball team earns spot in Class 5 District 1 title game
(High School Sports ~ 02/23/12)
The Cape Central boys basketball team defeated Northwest 64-40 in a Class 5 District 1 semifinal Wednesday.
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National meth lab seizures up in 2011
(Local News ~ 02/23/12)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Methamphetamine lab seizures rose nationally again in 2011, further evidence the powerfully addictive and dangerous drug is maintaining a tight grip on the nation's heartland, according to an Associated Press survey of the nation's top meth-producing states...
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Panel works to draw new Mo. Senate districts
(State News ~ 02/23/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A bipartisan commission is meeting in Jefferson City to draw new boundaries for Missouri's 34 state Senate districts. The 10-member panel was meeting into the evening Wednesday about a block from the state Capitol. Republican and Democratic commission members have been holding separate discussions about different proposed maps...
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Mo. Supreme Court to examine state House map
(State News ~ 02/23/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The Missouri Supreme Court will hear arguments next week on a fourth challenge to the state's political redistricting process. Already this year, the court has struck down new state Senate districts and has twice considered lawsuits over new congressional districts...
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Mo. AG to appeal over Mo. science incentives fund
(State News ~ 02/23/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster plans to appeal a court ruling that invalidated a state fund designed to offer incentives to science or technology companies. The Missouri Science and Innovation Reinvestment Act was struck down this week because it contained a clause that the law would not take effect without the passage of a separate measure, which was not approved. ...
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Court torn over law banning lies about medals
(National News ~ 02/23/12)
WASHINGTON -- Free speech cases before the Supreme Court often lead justices to consider far-fetched scenarios, and Wednesday's argument over a law making it a crime to lie about having received top military honors was no exception. One after another, the justices wanted to know whether a decision upholding the Stolen Valor Act could lead down a slippery slope to new laws against such things as lying about the Holocaust, an extramarital affair, a high school diploma, college degrees or to impress a date.. ...
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Man's childhood comic collection fetches $3.5M
(National News ~ 02/23/12)
DALLAS -- Billy Wright plunked down dime after dime for comic books while growing up in the late 1930s and early 1940s, caring for the collection he started around the age of 9 until his death more than half a century later. On Wednesday, most of that collection sold for $3.5 million...
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Southern Baptist leaders OK ‘Great Commission'
(National News ~ 02/23/12)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Some Southern Baptists worry that their denomination's name still carries the stigma of a 19th century split with northern Baptists over slavery. Others who fought hard to build the brand and its conservative theology and politics don't want to see it go...
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Congressional offices receive mailed threats
(National News ~ 02/23/12)
WASHINGTON -- Some congressional offices outside Washington and media organizations have received threatening letters containing a suspicious powdery substance that was tested and proved to be harmless, the FBI and the Senate's top law enforcement officer said Wednesday...
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Stocks lower after Dow's blip above 13,000 on Tuesday
(National News ~ 02/23/12)
NEW YORK -- A day after Dow 13,000, investors took a break. Stocks closed lower Wednesday for the first time in four trading days. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 27.02 points to finish at 12,938.67. The day before, it briefly passed 13,000 for the first time since May 2008...
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Obama seeks cut in corporate tax rate
(National News ~ 02/23/12)
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama rolled out a corporate tax overhaul plan Wednesday that lowers rates but also eliminates loopholes and subsidies cherished by the business world. A long-shot for action in an election year, the plan nevertheless stamps Obama's imprint on one of the most high-profile issues of the presidential campaign...
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U.S., N. Korea in first nuclear talks since Kim Jong Il's death
(International News ~ 02/23/12)
BEIJING -- Amid cautious optimism, U.S. and North Korean envoys met Thursday for their first talks on dismantling Pyongyang's nuclear programs since the death of the country's longtime leader Kim Jong Il. The discussions will be closely watched for signs of a more cooperative approach from North Korea, which stands to gain food aid, economic help, and diplomatic concessions in return for taking steps to end its efforts to develop nuclear weapons...
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Argentine train hits station, killing 49
(International News ~ 02/23/12)
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- A train packed with morning commuters slammed into a downtown station Wednesday, killing 49 people and injuring hundreds as passenger cars crumpled and windows exploded around them. It was Argentina's worst train accident in decades...
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Two Western journalists killed in Syrian shelling
(International News ~ 02/23/12)
BEIRUT -- Syrian gunners pounded an opposition stronghold where the last dispatches from a veteran American-born war correspondent chronicled the suffering of civilians caught in the relentless shelling. An intense morning barrage killed her and a French photojournalist -- two of 74 deaths reported Wednesday in Syria...
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Frequent fliers get fantasy camp
(International News ~ 02/23/12)
ABOARD AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 9454 -- Eric Mueller's vacation started when his plane filled with smoke. Soon, people slid down an emergency chute, inflated life vests and climbed into a raft. Mueller loved every minute of it. Most days he runs a book review website. But on this day he was living out a fantasy at American Airlines' flight attendant academy, practicing evacuation procedures most people hope to never use...
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Two arrested in connection with Perryville burglary
(Local News ~ 02/23/12)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Two people have been arrested in connection to the theft of jewelry, a gun and electronics from a Perryville home, according to a sheriff's department news release. Erica L. Clary, 32, was arrested Friday and charged with first-degree burglary, theft of a firearm and stealing of more than $500. On Tuesday Lord L. Gwin, 43, of Cape Girardeau, was also served a warrant for the same charges in addition to illegal possession of a firearm, according to the release...
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Illinois governor proposes closing Tamms prison
(Local News ~ 02/23/12)
Gov. Pat Quinn's proposal to close the state's only supermax prison is projected to save the state millions, but officials in Southern Illinois say the region will suffer greatly.
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Two from Dexter area facing drug charges
(Local News ~ 02/23/12)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Two people from the Dexter, Mo., area are behind bars following a recent drug investigation, the Daily Statesman reported. According to Stoddard County Sheriff Carl Hefner, following an investigation into illegal drug use and a vehicle theft from Bollinger County, deputies were issued and executed a search warrant Saturday for a residence on County Road 702 east of Dexter. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/23/12)
Today is Thursday, Feb. 23, the 54th day of 2012. There are 312 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 23, 1942, the first shelling of the U.S. mainland during World War II occurred as a Japanese submarine fired on an oil refinery near Santa Barbara, Calif., causing little damage...
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'The Pajama Game'
(Editorial ~ 02/23/12)
Southeast Missouri State University's Department of Theatre and Dance is in the midst of its spring musical, George Abbott's "The Pajama Game." The Tony Award-winning production is a romantic comedy that features entertaining acting, choreography and music, according to actor Jacob Buckenmyer, that some may find familiar...
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Response to anger letter
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/23/12)
Editor's note: The following letter was submitted in response to a previous letter titled "Over time, disappearing rights": I appreciate the response to my displaced anger letter. As far as rights are concerned, African-Americans have had that dilemma for more than 200 years. So welcome to that party...
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Documentary exposes injustice
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/23/12)
From 1957 until the mid-1980s, more than a million civilian and military personnel serving and residing aboard the Marine Corps base at Camp Lejeune, N.C. were exposed to highly toxic levels of chemical contamination in the drinking water supply. These contaminants included the highly carcinogenic solvents trichloroethylene, polycholorethylene vinyl chloride and also benzene at concentrations vastly above what is considered a safe level for humans...
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Speak Out 2/23/12
(Speak Out ~ 02/23/12)
THANK you, Ameren Missouri. After noticing a questionable gas-like smell in my home, I called the local office and within 15 minutes Leroy was at my door. He had detected gas and carbon monoxide in my home. My furnace was a ticking time bomb. My family and I are very thankful for your prompt response to our call. Thank you...
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Prayer 2/23/12
(Prayer ~ 02/23/12)
O Lord Jesus, may we show hospitality to others. Amen.
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what's neXt 2/23/12
(Community ~ 02/23/12)
"Act of Valor," rated R @ Cape West 14 Cine "Fullmetal Alchemist: Sacred Star of Milos," Not Rated @ Cape West 14 Cine "Gone," rated PG-13 @ Cape West 14 Cine "Tyler Perry's Good Deeds," rated PG-13 @ Cape West 14 Cine "Wanderlust," rated R @ Cape West 14 Cine...
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Some mortgage crisis settlement money to be diverted to states
(State News ~ 02/23/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The ink wasn't even dry on a settlement with the nation's top mortgage lenders when Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon laid claim to a chunk of the money to avert a huge budget cut for public colleges and universities. He's not the only politician eyeing the cash for purposes that have nothing to do with foreclosure. ...
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Who's next 2/23/12
(Community ~ 02/23/12)
Scholarships -- From staff reports ...
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"The Pajama Game" opens at Southeast Missouri State University
(Local News ~ 02/23/12)
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The cast of the Pajama Game performs to a crowd of 344 during Wednesday's opening night, February 22, 2012, inside the Donald C. ...
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Hooked on Science: Hair gel color blast
(Community ~ 02/23/12)
Make your own rainbow of hair gels using just food coloring and a few things from around the house. STEP 2: Using the food coloring, add a different color to each squeeze bottle. Fill the bottles the rest of the way with transparent hair gel, screw on the tops and vigorously shake each bottle...
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Cape Girardeau floodwall mural vandalized
(Local News ~ 02/23/12)
What appears to be patches of black paint streaks down part of the mural on the west side of the floodwall Wednesday, February 22, 2012 in downtown Cape Girardeau.
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Pedestrian killed on Kingshighway Tuesday night identified
(Local News ~ 02/23/12)
Cape Girardeau police have released the name of a woman killed Tuesday night after she was hit by a car while trying to cross North Kingshighway.
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Central Junior High students give their opinion on the school dress code
(Community ~ 02/23/12)
They'll soon hit the doors of the high school, where many possibilities for new friends, new classes, new privileges and important choices on all those things await them. But the minds of students at Cape Girardeau Central Junior High School are abuzz with thoughts of another new possibility -- that they could be limited in what they can wear to school...
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The danger of enabling Iran
(Column ~ 02/23/12)
One of the ironies of international politics is that the best way to ensure war is to prepare for peace. Nations that have attempted to achieve peace through noble sentiments (or Nobel Prizes) can count on their enemies disregarding these naive hopes...
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Out of the past 2/23/12
(Out of the Past ~ 02/23/12)
Cyril Scherer is the Knight of the Year, receiving the award from the Knights of Columbus Council 1111. The county commission approves the appointments of C.A. Juden Jr. and Jerry Lorberg to the Cape Special Road District board of trustees; the commission's approval ratifies the recommendation of the Cape Girardeau City Council...
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Births 2/23/12
(Births ~ 02/23/12)
Son to Levi Paul and Shelby Lynn Hawkins of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 5:42 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. Name, Tristan Lee. Weight, 6 pounds, 14 ounces. Mrs. Hawkins is the former Shelby Wineman, daughter of Richard and Sharon Wineman of Broseley, Mo. She is employed at HealthPoint Fitness in Cape Girardeau. Hawkins is the son of John Hawkins and Linda Ferris of Fredericktown, Mo. He is a leverage sales representative with AT&T...
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Marie Walker
(Obituary ~ 02/23/12)
Marie Ellen Walker, 89, of Jackson died Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012, at Monticello House in Jackson, after a short stay. She was born April 28, 1922, in Gordonville, to Emil Christian and Ida Marie Deneke Overbeck. She and Marshall A. Walker were married June 30, 1951. He died Aug. 24, 2006...
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Andrew Phoenix
(Obituary ~ 02/23/12)
Andrew Phoenix, 46, of Scott City, formerly of Ava, Ill., passed away Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born April 28, 1965, in Murphysboro, Ill., son of Edward Wayne and Patricia Ann Reiman Phoenix. He and Michelle Renee Hony were married in December 1992...
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Delois Niswonger
(Obituary ~ 02/23/12)
Delois J. "D" Niswonger, 76, of Cape Girardeau passed away Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, at Southeast Hospital. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Revs. Jeremy Clayton and Ron Knapp officiating. Burial will be in Lorimier Cemetery...
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Doris Long
(Obituary ~ 02/23/12)
BENTON, Mo. -- Doris Ann Long, 67, of Benton died Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 29, 1944, in Danville, Ill., to Robert and Nellie Kennedy Gore. She and Arvel Omer Long were married Jan. 4, 1972, in West Lebanon, Ind. He preceded her in death Dec. 7, 2006...
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Laurie Holman
(Obituary ~ 02/23/12)
Laurie Ellen Holman, 55, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, at her home. She was born June 21, 1956, in Detroit, to R.L. and Philomena Bowen Holman. Laurie was a member of VFW Ladies Auxiliary. Survivors include two daughters, Heather Holman-Rollet of Garden City, Mich., and Carrie (Dennis) Austin of Lapeer, Mich.; two brothers, Jon Holman of Cape Girardeau and Robert Holman of Elk City, Okla.; three sisters, Mary C. ...
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Paula Gaddie
(Obituary ~ 02/23/12)
Mary "Paula" Donahue Gaddie, 58, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Louisville, Ky., died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, at the home of a sister. She was born Feb. 11, 1954, in Bardstown, Ky., daughter of Thomas J. and Henri Juanita Metcalf Donahue. Mary was a graduate of Iroquois High School in Louisville, Ky. She worked at the former Bulley's Bar and Grille and the former Downspout in Jackson...
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Southeast Missourian earns APSE Triple Crown
(Community Sports ~ 02/23/12)
The Southeast Missourian newspaper was honored as a Triple Crown winner by the Associated Press Sports Editors in the organization's annual national contest. A paper must be named in the top 10 in the daily sections division, Sunday sections division and special sections division to earn a Triple Crown...
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Marchand leads Bruins past Blues 4-2
(Professional Sports ~ 02/23/12)
ST. LOUIS -- Brad Marchand scored twice and Tim Thomas stopped 30 shots to lead the Boston Bruins to a 4-2 win over St. Louis on Wednesday to end the Blues' team-record point streak at 21 home games. Chris Stewart and Ryan Reaves scored for the Blues on the first five shots of the game, but Thomas stopped the next 27 shots to give the Blues their first regulation loss to an Eastern Conference team in 15 games this season...
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Southeast Missouri State's Uchtman earns OVC weekly track and field honor
(College Sports ~ 02/23/12)
Southeast Missouri State senior Josh Uchtman earned Ohio Valley Conference male field athlete of the week honors for the second time this season. Uchtman set the indoor school record in the shot put at Friday's Redhawks Invitational with a distance of 60 feet, 11 1/4 inches. He also was third in the weight throw with 59-10 1/4...
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First-round bye in OVC tournament within grasp for Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team
(College Sports ~ 02/23/12)
The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team already clinched an Ohio Valley Conference tournament berth. That's no small accomplishment for a program that made the OVC tournament last year for the first time since 2006-07 and won an OVC tournament game for the first time since 2004-05...
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High school roundup: St. Vincent girls basketball team dumps Scott City
(High School Sports ~ 02/23/12)
All the scores from Wednesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.
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Sikeston boys basketball team overpowers Perryville in Class 4 District 1 semifinal
(High School Sports ~ 02/23/12)
The Perryville boys basketball team fell to Sikeston 82-55 in a Class 4 District 1 semifinal Wednesday.
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Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team must reverse road fortunes
(College Sports ~ 02/23/12)
The Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team finishes the regular season with two road games, at Jacksonville State today and Austin Peay on Saturday.
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Notre Dame boys basketball team tames Fredericktown in Class 4 District 1 semifinal
(High School Sports ~ 02/23/12)
The Notre Dame boys basketball team defeated Fredericktown 70-60 in a Class 4 District 1 semifinal Wednesday.
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Jackson boys basketball team's spurt not enough vs. Poplar Bluff in Class 5 District 1 semifinal
(High School Sports ~ 02/23/12)
The Jackson boys basketball team fell to Poplar Bluff 59-51 in a Class 5 District 1 semifinal Wednesday.
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Jackson police report 2/23/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/23/12)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Thefts...
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U.S. 60 in Stoddard County to be reduced for bridge repairs
(Local News ~ 02/23/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Work to replace the deck of the U.S. 60 bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad tracks in Stoddard County is expected to begin March 5, weather permitting. The bridge is east of Highway 25 near Dexter, Mo. The project won't involve a road closure due to the traffic volume in the area. ...
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Route F in Stoddard County to be reduced for edge rut repairs
(Local News ~ 02/23/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Route F in Stoddard County will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform edge rut repairs. This section of road is from U.S. 60 to Route J. Weather permitting, the work will take place from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily today through Wednesday...
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Buchheit Gives Back with Candy Sale
(Submitted Story ~ 02/23/12)
Each year, Buchheit gives back 10% of profits to the community, through donations and volunteerism. On March 3, Buchheit will pass that spirit of giving on to customers and our local Habitat for Humanity. All day Saturday, customers who purchase a $1 bag of chocolate will receive up to $20 off their purchase. Additionally, all proceeds from candy sales benefit our local Habitat for Humanity...
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Cape Girardeau police report 2/23/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/23/12)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests The Department of Public Safety released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI...
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